Gaetano Costa
Italian magistrate
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- Gaetano Costa ( Italian pronunciation: [ɡaeˈtaːno ˈkɔsta] ; Caltanissetta, 1 March 1916 - Palermo, 6 August 1980) was an Italian magistrate killed by the Cosa Nostra.
- He was hit with three gunshots to his back by two killers on a motorcycle.
- Life Gaetano Costa was born in Caltanissetta.
- As a boy, during the Fascist regime, he joined the then clandestine Italian Communist Party.
- Following the 8 September 1943, he reached the Susa valley and joined the Italian Resistance.
Gaetano Costa (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaeˈtaːno ˈkɔsta]; Caltanissetta, 1 March 1916 - Palermo, 6 August 1980) was an Italian magistrate killed by the Cosa Nostra.
Chief Prosecutor of Palermo, he was assassinated by the Mafia on 6 August 1980 while browsing books on a stall located on a sidewalk in Via Cavour in Palermo, a few steps from his home. He was hit with three gunshots to his back by two killers on a motorcycle. The murder was ordered by the Mafia clan headed by Salvatore Inzerillo due to Costa signing the arrest orders against boss Rosario Spatola and some of his men while other colleagues of his refused to sign.
Life
Gaetano Costa was born in Caltanissetta. He graduated in law at the University of Palermo. As a boy, during the Fascist regime, he joined the then clandestine Italian Communist Party. After winning the competitive examination in the magistracy, he was enlisted as an officer of the Regia Aeronautica and obtained two War Crosses. Following the 8 September 1943, he reached the Susa valley and joined the Italian Resistance.
He was put into service in the Magistracy, before in the tribunal of Rome and then, at his request, he was transferred to the Republic Prosecutor Office of Caltanissetta where he remained from 1944 to 1978.
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